Saudi equities finished the trading day higher on Monday, supported by strength in Media & Publishing, Energy & Utilities and Real Estate Development names. The Tadawul All Share ended the session up 0.55%.
Market breadth favored advancers: 243 stocks rose versus 85 that declined, while 12 issues finished unchanged.
Top performers
- Dar Al Majed Real Estate Co Ltd (TADAWUL:4326) was the session's leader, rallying 8.62% - up 0.73 points to close at 9.20.
- Emaar The Economic City (TADAWUL:4220) climbed 8.28% - a gain of 0.77 points to finish at 10.07.
- National Gas & Industrialization Co (TADAWUL:2080) rose 6.56% - up 4.80 points to end the day at 78.00.
Largest decliners
- Al Etihad Cooperative Insurance Co SJSC (TADAWUL:8170) recorded the steepest drop, falling 9.93% - down 0.71 points to close at 6.44. The share price moved to a five-year low.
- Marketing Home Group for Trading Co (TADAWUL:4194) decreased 4.46% - a decline of 2.16 points to finish at 46.22.
- Yanbu National Petrochemical Co (TADAWUL:2290) slipped 3.83% - down 1.28 points to close at 32.12.
Commodity markets recorded declines during the session. Crude oil for May delivery fell 2.52% - down $2.44 to $94.40 a barrel. Brent crude for May delivery dropped 0.69% - down $0.71 to $102.43 a barrel. In precious metals, the April Gold Futures contract decreased 0.67% - a loss of $33.99 to trade at $5,027.71 a troy ounce.
Currency and dollar-index moves were relatively muted. The euro traded higher against the Saudi riyal, with EUR/SAR up 0.58% at 4.31. The USD/SAR pair was effectively unchanged, moving 0.01% to 3.75. The US Dollar Index Futures was lower, down 0.41% at 99.69.
The session reflected uneven stock-level performance despite the modest index gain: broad sector-led advances lifted the benchmark, while select individual names, including an insurer, experienced notable declines and a new multi-year low.